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SC agrees to hear pleas against Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment ActIn a significant legal move, the Supreme Court has called upon the Centre, various states, and Union territories to respond to the challeng...04 May, 2026, 12.14 PM IST- Transgender law must retain self-identification: Trans activist Maya ThakurA new law amends transgender rights, replacing self-identification with medical board approval. Maya Thakur, a transgender icon, argues thi...13 Apr, 2026, 02.57 PM IST
- Droupadi Murmu assents to Transgender Rights Amendment; opposition flags exclusion, self-id concernsPresident Droupadi Murmu has approved the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026. The legislation faces opposition...01 Apr, 2026, 03.20 PM IST
- Transgressionary state: Transgender Amendment Act is a step back on freedom, democracy and growthIndia's Transgender Act faces criticism for undermining individual rights and autonomy. This law's restrictions on self-determination and t...31 Mar, 2026, 11.17 PM IST
- Parliament passes bill to amend law on protection and rights of transgender personsParliament has passed a bill amending the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, excluding social orientations from its scope and ...25 Mar, 2026, 07.12 PM IST
- What is in Donald Trump's bill that requires proof of citizenship to vote?President Donald Trump champions a new election security bill. This legislation mandates proof of U.S. citizenship for voter registration a...17 Mar, 2026, 03.50 PM IST
- Lok Sabha Bill redefines transgender, excludes sexual orientationA new bill introduced in the Lok Sabha aims to legally define transgender persons, excluding those with different sexual orientations or se...14 Mar, 2026, 12.04 AM IST
- Marital rape is rape, not another crimeThe existing law on rape in India lacks inclusivity, as it doesn't account for male or transgender victims and exempts marital rape. The Bh...05 Oct, 2024, 12.05 AM IST
- National Medical Commission withdraws new MBBS curriculumThe National Medical Commission has withdrawn its recently issued Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) 2024 guidelines after facing ba...05 Sep, 2024, 09.45 PM IST
- Government to consider suggestion on giving separate facility to transgenders in prisonsPatnaik, while asking a supplementary question on transgenders, stressed that the government had passed the Transgender Persons (Protection...17 Mar, 2021, 04.45 PM IST
- Parliament's winter session on, but parties more in election modeThe government is concerned about the passage of the Aadhaar amendment bill that seeks to amend the Telegraph Act and the Prevention of Mon...20 Dec, 2018, 09.00 AM IST
- Now, time to give LGBTs marriage & parenting rightsNo provision in existing laws allows couples or a single LGBT person to adopt.07 Sep, 2018, 10.21 AM IST
- Monsoon session of Parliament to be held from July 18 to August 10Some key bills which may come up in the session include the Constitution (123rd) Amendment Bill, 2017, the Triple Talaq bill, Transgender B...25 Jun, 2018, 07.22 PM IST
- CBDT amends PAN application form to include third gender optionAccording to notification issued dated April 9, 2018, Form 49A and Form 49AA, will now also have the option of transgender, along with the ...10 May, 2018, 10.20 AM IST
- Supporting document for gender not needed for PAN under transgender category: I-TThe I-T department, on April 10, amended income tax rules to allow transgenders be recognised as an independent category of applicants for ...09 May, 2018, 02.40 PM IST
- Government worried transgenders bill could lead to scrap of Section 377The Centre is worried that the private members' bill on transgender rights could provide a strong opening for decriminalization of homosexu...22 Jul, 2015, 11.24 AM IST
- Universal ID cards for persons with disabilities envisaged in 2014The year witnessed the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment envisaging universal ID cards to persons with disabilities in the coming ...30 Dec, 2014, 12.32 PM IST
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